Letter-outliner



E. W. HOWE.

LETTER OUTLINER. APPLICATION FILED sPT.20. 1919.

1,331,262. Pajqented Feb. 17,1920.

wuentoz imrrnn STATES PATENT onnron- EARL W. HOWE, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

LETTER-OUTLINER.

Application filed September 20, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL W. Hown, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk, State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Letter-Outliner; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full. clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to letter outliners and has for its object to provide a letter outliner so that those not skilled in lettering may form the outline of various letters quickly, after which the letters may be filled in easily and quickly by one unskilled in lettering.

A further object is to construct a letter outliner from a single piece of sheet metal rectangular in shape and to provide the outline of a letter formed from a series of apertures, said apertures being adapted to have a piece of material, such as cord, tape or the like rove through the apertures for the re ception of a markin fluid or materia that the outline of a letter may be impressed or stamped in any place desired.

A further object is to provide a letter outliner comprising a body member preferably rectangular in shape and having integral lugs bent inwardly on its rear face for the reception of lugs, carried by a handle, the handle comprising right angle arched members arching each other, one of said arched members being bent centrally so as to form a lug for engaging the central portion of the body member thereby forming 111821118 for applying pressure centrally of the body member simultaneously with the application of pressure to the marginal edges of the body member so as to get a uniform impression. The arched members forming the handle being preferably formed of spring material so that the lugs thereof may be sprung into and out of engagement with the lugs carried by the rear face of the body member, thereby allowing the same handle member to be-applied to various body members having various letters or designs thereon.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

Serial No. 325,199.

claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention. 7

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of the le ter outliner showing the detachable handle applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the letter outliner.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the body member showing the method of weaving an ink or other marking material string through the apertures.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the body member showing another method of weaving a marking tape through elongated apertures which is par ticularly adapted for large letters of the type used on. signs and the like.

Referring to the drawings, the nmneral .1. designates a metallic body member and series of L-shaped lugs carried at opposite sides of the body member and overlying the rear face of the body member, thereby forming recesses 3 for the reception of the lugs 4 carried by the arched members 5 which form a handle for the body member. One of the arched members 5 is bent as at 6 and 7 so as to form downwardly extending members 8 there being a bend 9 so as to form a downwardly extending lug 10 adapted to engage the rear face of the body member 1. V hen the body member 1 is placed on an object on which a letter is desired to be outlined and pressure is applied to the handle member. lugs 4: will impart a pressure to the marginal edges of the body member and the lug 10 will impart a pressure on the central portion of said body member, thereby insuring a uniform impression of the design on the article on which it is being stamped. Arched members 5 are secured together as at 11 so that they will be maintained proper relation to each other. The arched members 5 are preferably made of spring material so that they may be sprung into and out of engagement with the recesses formed by the lugs 52, thereby allowing the same handle member to be used on various body members on which different designs,

tion a letter is formed. When it is desired to outline a letter so that the same may be stamped on an article or material tfiGXlblG.

strip 13 is rove through the various apertures 12. Strip 13 is preferably made of a material which will hold a marking ink, powder or' the like, so that whenthe body member is forced .downwardly for making the outline on an article said outline will be left thereon in ink, powder, or if so desired the impression of the strip 13.

This operation is repeated with several body members having various letters or designs,

however the same handle member is applied to the various body members-. The letters on the various body members are so spaced so that it will only be necessary to register the side edge of each body member with the edge of the letteralreadyoutlined to get the proper, spacing for the letters.

Referring to Fig. .5 the body member 1 is provided with a series of elongated aper tures12 through which loops 1% of a Wide pliable tape 15 are passed, said loops-being adapted to have passed therethrough a series of pins 16 so that the tape 15 willv be large letters.

stood that tapes 13 and 15 may be rove maintained in position. This particular form is particularly adaptedfor extremely However, it is to be under through the various apertures in any way desired.

From the above it will be seen thata letter outliner is provided, by means of which the letters forming a sign may be quickly outlined by those unskilled in lettering. Also thatan unskilled person may, after having outlined the letters, easily and quickly fill them in without having the necessary skill requisite to sign painting and lettering.

The inventionhaving been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is 1; An outliner for letters comprising a body member, said body member being provided with an outline adapted vto be impressed upon anearticle, saidbody-member having marginal recesses for the reception of lugs carried by a handle member saidhandle member being formed of spring material so inwardly and may be allowed'to spring out thatthe lugs carried thereby may be sprung wardly for removing or placing the handle member onthe body member. 7 V

2, A'letter and designoutliner comprising a body member, said body member being provided with an outline adapted to be impressed upon an article, said'body member having marginal recesses for the reception stantial' ly vided with an outline formed from a pliable strip 'rove through aperturestherein, said body member being preferably rectangular in shape and provided w th inte ral lugs a t 1ts oppos te parallel SIClGS thereby forming recesses, a handle member formed from' a pair of arched'members, lugs at the ends of the archedmembers adapted to be recelved by the recesses at the marginaledgesof the body member, said arched members, being secured together and formed of spring material so that the lugs thereof may besprung into and out of engagement with the recesses 'of'the'marginal edge of the body member,

one of said arched members being bent so as to form a downwardly extending lug adapted to, engage the rear face of the body member substantially centrally thereof thereby formingmeans for applying a pressure substantially centrally of the body member simultaneously with the appllcation of pressure along the marginal edges of the body member duringa stamping fop eratlon.

4. An outliner for letters,'figures ,.clesignsV and the like formedfin a member and comprising a series; 'of'apertures and. a p11 able strip rovethrough said apertures and stamping theletter, figure or design on said article. 7' p o '5. An outliner ferletters, figures, designs and the like comprising a'bod'y member havadapted to be impressed on an article for V ing. a series of elongated apertures therein, 7

said apertures being adapted to receive loops in a pliable impression strip, said loops be ing disposed on the opposite face ofthe body member, and transversely disposed pins ing the pliable impression strip inposition V passing through said. loops for maintainon the opposite face of the body. member. 7

V In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. 

